Correctional

Facility Siting Status

Presented to:

Prison Relocation
Commission
December 3, 2014

AGENDA
Correctional Facility Siting Status
Siting Process Overview
PRC-Adopted Siting Criteria
Site Identification Efforts
Site Screening Results

Siting Process Overview

Siting Process Overview

Determine Primary Search Area

PRC Adopts Siting Criteria
Determine Development Plan
Inventory Prospective Sites
Screen Prospective Sites
Conduct Site Assessments
Community Outreach/Information

Completed
Completed
Completed
Completed
Completed
Pending
Underway

Siting Process Overview

Primary Search Area
Davis County

Weber County
Salt Lake County

Northern Utah County

Eastern Tooele County
Southeastern Box Elder County

PRC-Adopted Siting Criteria

Establish Siting Criteria (from H.R.C. 8 and S.B. 268)

Whether state currently owns land upon

which new prison could be constructed
Efforts of CCJJ to evaluate criminal
justice policies to increase public safety,
reduce recidivism, and reduce prison
population growth
Future inmate programming that
encourages a reduction in recidivism
Maintaining adequate level of volunteer
support
Maintaining adequate level of staff
support
Proximity to comprehensive medical
facilities
Compatibility with surrounding land uses
for foreseeable future

Appropriations needed from

Legislature
Maximizing overall value to taxpayers
What phases of construction will be
needed
Maximizing efficiencies and cost
savings
Access to courts
Visiting and public access
Expansion capabilities
Emergency response factors
Availability of infrastructure
Role of county jails and sheriffs
Performance specifications that
facilitate high quality correctional
program

PRC-Adopted Siting Criteria (September 3, 2014)

Proximity

Infrastructure

To Utah State Prison

Road Access

To DOC Staff

Water Supply

To Medical/Treatment Providers

Wastewater Treatment

To Legal Services

Electric Power and Natural Gas

Land and Environment

Telecommunications

Land Area and Topography

Community Services/Other

Soil Characteristics

Emergency Response Services

Wetlands

Adjoining and Nearby Land Uses

Hazard Avoidance

Development Costs
Community Acceptance

PRC-Adopted Siting Criteria

Category
Proximity
Land and Environment
Infrastructure
Community Services/Other
Development Costs
Community Acceptance

Weight
35
15
15
5
15
15
100

PRC-Adopted Siting Criteria

Site Screening Team (MGT)

Urban and Regional Planners

Civil Engineers
Environmental Engineers
Architects
Environmental Scientists
GIS Specialists

PRC-Adopted Siting Criteria

Data Sources for Site Screening
USGS Topographic maps and Seismic Ratings maps
USFWS National Wetland Inventory maps
USDA Soil Surveys
Aerial Photographs
FEMA Flood hazard maps
State and Local GIS databases
Property-owner provided maps, studies, surveys, etc.
Other sources

Site Identification Efforts

Site Identification Efforts

Site Offer Form on PRC website to solicit prospective sites

Outreach to land owners, economic development agencies, real

estate industry, property representatives
Use screening process for initial, rapid analyses (no field
investigations)
Use PRC-adopted criteria to rate/rank sites worthy of

assessment

Site Identification Efforts

Eventual Inventory Comprised 26 Sites

Box Elder County 3

Salt Lake County 7
Utah County 7
Tooele County - 9

Site Identification Efforts

26 Sites Distributed Across Four Counties

Site Screening Results

Site Screening Results

PRC-Adopted Criteria Applied to 26 Sites
Location

Site Name

Rank

Box Elder County

Forest Street / Whistler

26

Box Elder County

Promontory Point

25

Utah County

Utah Valley South / SR 68

24

Utah County

West Utah Lake

23

Tooele County

SR 73 / Five Mile Pass

22

Box Elder County

SR 83 / Bird Refuge

21

Tooele County

I-80 / SR 196

20

Utah County

Cedar Valley #1

19

Utah County

Cedar Valley #2

18

Salt Lake County

SR 201 / 8000 West

17

Salt Lake County

I-80 / 5600 West

16

17

Site Screening Results

PRC-Adopted Criteria
Location
Salt Lake County

Site Name
I-80 (International Center West)

Rank
15

Tooele County

South Half of I-80 Block

14

Utah County

Lake Mountain Block

13

Tooele County

TAD Block (Rush Valley)

12

Utah County

Southwest Utah Valley

11

Tooele County

I-80 / Burmester Road

10

Utah County

Cedar Valley South

Salt Lake County

I-80 / North-South SR 111

Tooele County

West Tooele Valley

Tooele County

SR 112 / Depot Boundary Road

Utah County

Lake Mountains West

Salt Lake County

I-80 / 7200 West

Utah County

Northwest Utah Valley

Salt Lake County

Airport North

Salt Lake County

Southwest Valley

18

Site Screening Results

Highly Ranked Sites
Airport North (Salt Lake County)
I-80 / 7200 West (Salt Lake County)
Southwest Valley

(Salt Lake County)

SR 112 / Depot Boundary Rd (Tooele County)

Northwest Utah Valley (Utah County)

Lake Mountains West (Utah County)

Site Screening Results

Airport North (Salt Lake County)
Strengths:
Access via I-215, I-15
500+ acres
Level topography
Isolated location
Proximity to infrastructure

Conduct Site Evaluations

Airport North (Salt Lake County)

Site Screening Results

I-80 / 7200 West (Salt Lake County)
Strengths:
Access via I-80, I-15, I-215
500+ acres (of 2,000+)
Level topography
Relatively isolated location
Limited environmental constraints
Proximity to infrastructure

Site Screening Results

I-80 / 7200 West (Salt Lake County)

Site Screening Results

SR 112 / Depot Boundary Road (Tooele County)
Strengths:
500+ acres (of 900+)
Adjacent to Motorsports Park
Accessible via I-80 to SR 36 to
SR 138 to Sheep Lane
Relatively isolated location
Level topography

Site Screening Results

SR 112 / Depot Boundary Road (Tooele County)

Site Screening Results

Southwest Valley (Salt Lake County)
Strengths:
Access via SR 48, SR 111
500+ acres (of 800+)
Relatively level topography
Few development constraints
Proximity to infrastructure

Site Screening Results

Southwest Valley (Salt Lake County)

Site Screening Results

Northwest Utah Valley (Utah County)
Strengths:
Access via SR 68, SR 73
Isolated location
Few environmental constraints
Proximity to infrastructure

Site Screening Results

Northwest Utah Valley (Utah County)

Site Screening Results

Lake Mountains West (Utah County)
Strengths:
640+ acres
Isolated location
Level topography
No environmental constraints
Proximity to infrastructure

Site Screening Results

Lake Mountains West (Utah County)

Site Screening Results

Highly Ranked Sites
Airport North (Salt Lake County)
I-80 / 7200 West (Salt Lake County)
Southwest Valley (Salt Lake County)

SR 112 / Depot Boundary Road (Tooele County)

Northwest Utah Valley (Utah County)

Lake Mountains West (Utah County)